This research aimed to describe the type and function of speech acts in the Tarumanegara kingdom inscriptions from a pragmatic point of view. This research was conducted in Bogor, Banten, Jakarta, and Cirebon, the places where the inscriptions discovered. The data collection in this research used observation technique, interview, and documentation. Furthermore, the advanced technique of this method is note-taking. Data were analyzed and explained through a reliable and balanced method. The findings of this research were the types and pragmatic functions described as various categories and sub-categories of speech acts. Those are (1) assertive illocutionary speech acts (TTA) manifested in sub-TTA: informing, explaining, telling, and showing something; (2) expressive illocutionary speech acts (TTE) which was manifested in sub-TTE: pride.
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